Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for London Borough of Havering. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
466 approved · 2,708 refused · 650 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 11 Apr 2012 to 7 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
3 Earlswell Walk Romford RM3 7GQ
Received 19 Oct 2023251 LONDON ROAD ROMFORD RM7 9NJ
Received 30 Jan 2024Land off Ferry Lane Rainham RM13 9BP
Received 21 Mar 201931 The Ridgeway, Gidea Park Romford RM2 5BT
Received 10 Dec 202491 Cedar Road Romford RM7 7JT
Received 29 Jun 202313 Tudor Gardens Romford RM2 5LL
Received 25 Sept 201958 Parsonage Road Rainham RM13 9LN
Received 20 Apr 202621 Cedar Gardens Upminster RM14 3DL
Received 17 May 2019SCOTTISH MUTUAL HOUSE 27-29 NORTH STREET HORNCHURCH RM11 1SU
Received 14 Oct 202232 BRUCE AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM12 4JE
Received 10 Sept 201977 Fairholme Avenue Romford RM2 5UR
Received 12 Feb 2019243A Hornchurch Road Hornchurch RM12 4TG
Received 6 Feb 201951 Rosslyn Avenue Harold Wood Romford RM3 0RG
Received 12 Jul 2017162 FARINGDON AVENUE ROMFORD RM3 8JT
Received 23 Feb 201894 HILLVIEW AVENUE HORNCHURCH RM11 2DJ
Received 15 Apr 2024Land adj to Cherry Tree View, Noak Hill Romford RM4 1LD
Received 1 Dec 20252 Burland Road Romford RM5 3RB
Received 1 Nov 202313 Ridgewell Grove HORNCHURCH RM12 5AG
Received 9 May 201716C Woburn Avenue Hornchurch RM12 4NG
Received 15 Aug 2024121 Bush Elms Road Hornchurch RM11 1LU
Received 7 May 20191A Harold Court Road ROMFORD RM3 0YU
Received 16 Feb 201829 Cavendish Crescent HORNCHURCH RM12 5NT
Received 13 Jul 201862 Marshalls Drive Romford RM1 4JT
Received 2 Feb 20265 Buckland Way Rainham RM13 9FS
Received 13 Sept 2024Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for London Borough of Havering, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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